{"id":134895,"date":"2023-11-10T22:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=134895"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:50:37","slug":"qatar-airways-changes-jetblue-award-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/qatar-airways-changes-jetblue-award-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Airways Nerfs JetBlue Redemptions in Just a Few Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, shoot. We knew that Qatar's amazing pricing on JetBlue<\/a> was too good to last, but we didn't expect it to disappear\u00a0in less than a week.\u00a0<\/em>Alas, the airline caught on quickly and has since made huge changes to Avios redemptions for JetBlue awards. Here's the unfortunate update to what's going on.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Qatar Airways Changes JetBlue Redemptions<\/span><\/h2>\n

Evidently, Qatar Airways Privilege Club<\/a>‘s redemptions for JetBlue were so well-priced (and they were!) that they necessitated creating a new award chart. Rather than relying on the existing partner award chart, Qatar has built one specific to JetBlue redemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Distance<\/th>Economy (previous price)<\/th>Economy (new price)<\/th>Business (previous price) <\/th>Business (new price)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
0\u2013650 miles<\/td>6,000 Avios<\/td>8,500 Avios<\/td>12,500 Avios<\/td>17,000 Avios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
651\u20131,151 miles<\/td>9,000 Avios<\/td>8,500 Avios<\/td>16,500 Avios<\/td>17,000 Avios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1,152\u20132,000 miles<\/td>11,000 Avios<\/td>13,000 Avios<\/td>22,000 Avios<\/td>26,000 Avios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2,0001\u20133,000 miles<\/td>13,000 Avios<\/td>18,500 Avios<\/td>38,750 Avios<\/td>74,000 Avios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3,001+ miles<\/td>20,750 Avios<\/td>25,000 Avios<\/td>62,000 Avios<\/td>78,000 Avios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

It's probably not necessary to say that paying 74,000 Avios for a one-way business-class flight across the U.S. is ridiculous, even if it is in lie-flat JetBlue<\/a> Mint.<\/p>\n

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JetBlue Mint business class is good, but it's not 74,000 Avios for five hours good. Credit: JetBlue<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

Aside from this, Qatar Airways has also pulled the ability to book these flights online. Instead, those looking to book will need to submit a request for these flights. However, due to “technical issues,” all bookings have stopped at this time. There isn't a published timeline for when this will be fixed, either.<\/p>\n

Related: The Best Ways to Redeem Avios in the Americas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n

Well, that escalated quickly \u2014 just being blunt. By that, we mean the affordable rates for redeeming Avios on JetBlue flights went from exciting to missing to gone in a quick period. With costs more than doubling on some routes, the short-lived era of excellent redemptions has disappeared. Booking these flights seems to have disappeared altogether until those “technical issues” are solved.<\/p>\n

If you were one of the lucky few who snagged a JetBlue Mint flight at the previous, fantastic rates, consider yourself lucky.<\/p>\n

Update: Some dates are showing available flights with JetBlue booked via Qatar Avios, though availability is very rare. It seems the issues are being resolved.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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